The Miami Beach Hi-Tides and the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Miami Beach has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 200 points over their last three matchups.
Miami Beach is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since January 17th on Friday. They had just enough and edged Key West out 58-55.
Meanwhile, Hialeah Gardens lost to Hialeah on the road by a 69-52 margin on Friday.
Miami Beach will need focus on slowing down Ray Hernandez Jr, one of several Hialeah Gardens players who made an impact when they last played. He posted seven points in addition to 14 rebounds and six assists. Hernandez Jr is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Hernandez, who had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hialeah Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Hialeah Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Miami Beach, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Miami Beach was taken down by Hialeah Gardens 80-45 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Miami Beach was down 41-21.
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